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Palo Verde

About Me

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"Vaginas will drop, faces will melt." - Kayla

PRESS:

"...(Palo Verde) do...improv, proggy, stoner rock. Newman's drumming is front and center, while Kleinknecht locks into her groove with thick riffs, discordant angularity and the seeming ability to read her partner's mind when it comes to changes…If you didn't know…(Palo Verde) was an improv duo going into a show, you still might not know it when you leave. That's how tight they are…" TUCSON WEEKLY 12/20/07

"A lot of people probably don't realize...(Palo Verde) is all improv...Lauren K. Newman's drumming is...perfectly in synch with guitarist Terrica Kleinknecht...Newman implements intricate patterns in her lightning-quick, tom-heavy drumming that seem as though they have to have been planned as they intersect with the peaks of Kleinknecht's mid-range prog. This duo has all the dynamism of bands that spend months on their songs and spontaneity..." WILLAMETTE WEEK 05/09/2007

OFFICIAL BAND BIO

SHOWS PLAYED

BOOKING INFO: Message through Myspace or contact [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/16/2006
Band Members: IMPROV
TJK = guitar
LKN = drums.

Honorary Member: Nicole Joanne Georges = sensual vox.

Instrumentation utilized: 1971 120 watt Orange amp (previously owned by Wishbone Ash), Orange 4X12hp 400 watt capacity, 1976 Bassman 100 w/ 4x12 and/or 2x12 cab (one close-back and one open-back), Brown Gibson SG-X, Walnut 1972 Telecaster Deluxe reissue (THANX KAYLA!), Premier maple drums (22", 16", 13"), Tama 24" kick, 14" Piccolo snare, Old Town Custom black Fender Jazzmaster, PROformance Hickory 2B, Zildian K Dark 22" ride, Zildian K Dark 20" ride, 14" Zildian Quick Beat hihat cymbals, Danelectro seafoam green baritone, light blue Fernandez Stratocaster (Mark Knopfler style), arctic white Fender mexican strat, worn brown Gibson Les Paul Vintage Mahogany, Peavey Standard 130, EH Germanium OD, EH Lil' Big Muff, ZVEX Wooly Mammoth, Digitech Whammy, Digitech DF7, Boss Looper, Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor, EH The Worm, Arion Tubulator, Arion Flanger, BBE Wah, Mod Tuner, MXR Analog Delay, Line 6 Delay Modeler, Boss RC-2 Looper, Pheonix Theory steno practice tapes, Liz McFarland Express cardbord box pro series drums (20", 14", 12"), Vater 5B, Pork Pie 13" snare, 20" Special ride, 13" Zildian New Beat hihats, Istanbul 21" mini-cup ride, Paiste 2002 medium 20" crash, 16" Sabian thin dark crash, fuckable EGC Mosrite Custom, Kramer 450 B, Fender PT10 tuner, Yamaha E303, Scandalli Italia accordion, Lester Spinet Betsy Ross model piano, 505 groovebox, Dell Dimension 4100 Pentium III, Pucito conga xxx series, Steve Albini's unborn child, uvula chamber organ, Motorola razor phone, Chauvet Mini Flash Adjustable Speed Strobe, skunk hole, roto tomtoms, Highball 2 Realistic Omni-directional, Ludwig sleighbells, skin flute, rib bone xylophone, butt cheek bassdrum, rifles, anal leakage, humping, pull-up bar, wallet chain, big guns, big carrot, big banana, skull shaker, glockenspiel
Influences: Isaac Hayes, Barry White, and Macy Gray
Sounds Like: Fucking
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Nicole Georges, Our Occasional Guest Vocalist, Featured in Documentary

A short and really cool video essay about the art of Nicole Georges that was featured on Etsy.com. You can find out more about Nicole, and view and purchase many of her art and handmade goods at http:...
Posted by on Sun, 10 May 2009 21:43:00 GMT

Partial List of Shows Played

PALO VERDE SHOW LIST (to the best of our recollection)02/16/07    The Dunes, Portland, OR w/ Gay Deceivers02/25/07    The Tonic Lounge, Portland, OR03/14/07    The Tube, Portland, OR w/ Native Kin03/1...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:51:00 GMT

New Track

Hello, I decided to add a new Palo Verde improv to our myspace player. It is improv number 5 of 5 recorded on October 24 2008 at our studio, Kleinknecht Inc . This track comes before newly acquired ...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:21:00 GMT

To Anyone Who Has Ever Videotaped, Photographed, or Recorded Us Live...

Please contact us. We know you’re out there. We’ve seen you with your sweet lil’ eyeballs pasted to your cameras. We would love to have live photos or videos of us playing. Than...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:08:00 GMT

The California Police/Premature Ejaculation

Picture this: Two skinny white chicks on tour, driving a big ol' van full of wholesome things like Triscuits, copies of Guitar Player magazine, Eddie Van Halen's biography, vitamins, and dumbells for ...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:07:00 GMT

New L.P. Out This Week

LKN is currently finishing mixing songs we recorded w/ Radio Sloan several months ago. So far, it is the most accurate recording of us to date. It is magical (and should be accompanied by a laser ligh...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:15:00 GMT

Palo Verde Biography

Palo Verde is a heavy rock band from Portland, OR. They are improv, experimental, noisy, and mostly instrumental. Their music could be compared to bands such as Pelican, The Melvins, Shellac, Hella, a...
Posted by on Fri, 25 May 2007 19:04:00 GMT